The tax-reform bill that US Republicans are attempting to implement is economically indefensible and blatantly unfair. But the US has a much deeper problem: the Anglo-Saxon model of representative government is in serious trouble, and nobody seems to know how to fix it.
says that the country's problems run far deeper than the Republicans' bad tax bill.
Since 1960, only a few countries in Latin America have narrowed the gap between their per capita income and that of the United States, while most of the region has lagged far behind. Making up for lost ground will require a coordinated effort, involving both technocratic tinkering and bold political leadership.
explain what it will take finally to achieve economic convergence with advanced economies.
Between now and the end of this decade, climate-related investments need to increase by orders of magnitude to keep the world on track toward achieving even more ambitious targets by mid-century. Fortunately, if done right, such investments could usher in an entirely new and better economy.
explains what it will take to mobilize capital for the net-zero transition worldwide.
纽约—民族的命运,常常由一小撮人在某个特殊历史时刻的选择决定。如今,美国正面临这样一个时刻。一小撮共和党的决定不但将影响这个国家的未来,也将影响民主的未来。
现代史充满了类似的重要选择,结果有好也有坏。一百年前,俄国革命面临着列宁的钢铁意志和克伦斯基(Alexander Kerensky)的优柔寡断之间的抉择,后者最后黯然离开圣彼得堡,逃离布尔什维克之手。
在另一场俄国革命中——1999年新年前夜,总统普京在政府中站稳了脚跟,并借此一直统治至今——同样也出现了时任领导人的刚愎自用。总统叶利钦将自己和家人的安全置于俄罗斯的福祉之上,提名前克格勃上校普京为自己的继任者。
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